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BOTTLE PAGKING DEVICE.

No. 511,130. Patented Deo. "19., 1893.

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WILLIAM EGGERS, OF ALLEGHENY, AND SEBASTIAN MUELLER, OF SHARPS- BURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

BOTTLE-PACKING DEVICE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 511,130, dated December 19, 1893. Application filed April 14, 1893. $erial No. 470,309. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that we,WILLIAn EGGERS, of Allegheny, and SEBASTIAN MUELLER, of Sharpsburg, both in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Bottle-Packing Devices, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming to part of this specification, in which-- Figure 1 is a top plan view of abox having our packing device, thelid being removed. Fi 2 is a vertical sectional view on the line II-II of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view on the line III-III of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a plan view of one of the cross pieces. Fig. 5 is a plan View of one of the longitudinal strips; and Fig. 6 is a perspective view of one of the vertical corners or side posts.

Like symbols of reference indicate like parts in each of the views.

The object of our invention is to provide simple, cheap and efiective means for holding glass bottles, jars, &c., safe from breakage, and it consists in an improvement on the packing device described and claimed by us in an application for Letters Patent, filed August 3, 1892, Serial No. 442,050.

As shown in the drawings, the bottle-holding frame has five cross-pieces 2, a plan view of one of which is shown in Fig. 4. These cross-pieces are all alike and are provided with notches, 3, on their upper and lower edges, situated at regular intervals apart. Extending longitudinally and acrossthe crosspieces 2, at. right angles thereto, are the upper and lower longitudinal strips ,4, which are provided with notches 5 in one of their edges, which notches engage with the notches 3 in the cross-pieces 2. At each corner of the box 6 is a vertical post 7, havingavertical groove in its outer face, within which groove the ends of the outer longitudinal stripsel fit. At each side of the box 6 are similar posts, in the grooves of which the endsof the middle crosspiece 2 fit. In assembling these parts together, the notches 3 at the top and bottom of the cross-pieces 2 are engaged with the notches 5 of the longitudinal strips 4, bringing the. 5o edges of the strips on the planes of the edges of the crosspieces. The frame thus formed having solid cross pieces and upper andlower longitudinal bars, is placed in the box and the posts 7 are pushed down at the corners, the grooves of the posts engaging with the ends of the outer longitudinal strips 4, and the side posts are also pushed down, the grooves engaging with the ends of the middle cross piece 2. A panel 8 is then pushed down in the groove of the side posts. This panel not only 6o serves to hold the frame in place in the box 6, but italso serves to stilfen the box, and the corner and side posts 7 preserve a space between the frame and the sides of the box.

It will be noticed that the live cross-pieces 2 are counterparts of each other, that the longitudinal strips 4 are also counterparts of each other and have notches on but one edge, and that the vertical side and corner posts 7 are alike. Owing to this construction, the frame is composed of cross pieces, longitudinal strips, and corner and side posts, one piece of a part being interchangeable with another piece of the same part. This makes the construction of the frame a very simple mat- 7 5 ter, and if one piece is broken, another may be substituted therefor, without the necessity of replacing or reconstructing any otherpart of the frame. At the same time the frame is rigid, light and eflicient in preventing the So breakage of bottles placed therein.

Although we have showna frame having twelve cells, we do not desire to limit ourselves to this number.

The advantages of our invention will be ap- 8 5 preciated by those having occasion to use the same.

We claim as our invention- 1. A. bottle-packing frame consisting of three or more cross pieces having upper and 0 lower notches, longitudinal strips having notches in one edge, and removable posts having a longitudinal groove along one entire side and arrangedto receive the ends of one set of pieces; substantially as described.

2. A bottle-packing frame, having intermediate oross-pieces provided with upper and lower notches, longitudinal pieces having notches in one edge, and posts having grooves along one side to receive the ends of one set of pieces, the other set being arranged to lie ing exterior to the cell-compartments; subfiat upon the side of the post; substantially stantially as described.

as described. a In testimony whereof we have hereunto set 3. A bottle-packing frame consisting of our hands. 5 cross-pieces havin upper and lower notches, top and bottom strips fitted in the notches to form upper and lower racks, end posts having grooves along one side to receive the ends of Witnesses: one set of pieces, and side posts which are J. S. FOSTER, IO counterparts of the end posts, said posts be- TILL H. ROBINSON. 

